V for Victory not Vendetta

vivaciously villainous, yet victorious through various varietal vendibal versability. V for Vendetta.

What a pleasant surprise. I enjoyed this film.

Deep thoughts run through the veins of this film. The core contains ideas of freedom, a discussion on what kind of freedom people actually want. The main premise is that the world has become dangerous, and the so called Government makes it seem even more so, as to trick its own people into a totalitarian regime, where rights are abridged and freedom is replaced with security. The main character V fights to repeal this, not through destroying the actual framework of the government, but by awakening the passions and yearning for freedom the people have forgotten. One key reminder in this film is that, this loss of freedom was brought on by our own way of living, our own fear of death.
Of course the government is closely tied to religion, which means that religion is an oppressor of the people. This idea runs closely with me. It seems that today, people would rather blame religion for oppression. I don't blame them. I feel many people are oppressed. They simply go through the motions of religion expecting something to change and when it doesn't, they simply stay in the place of expected behavior. BTK killer anyone?
We all love the hero. Why do we love the hero so much? Batman, V, many others. We love them because they are free. They may have many cool gadgets and costumes, millions of dollars, but they show us that true freedom is not from the stuff we have but from the ability to give ourselves. Isn't this what Jesus told the rich young ruler. Drop it all, and become a hero for me. Live a life on the edge, where you don't know your daily routine, and you would be glad to give up your freedom to help your neighbor.
To buy into this world is to trap yourself, with an invisible barrier that keeps you tied down.
"I want to watch TV" but the TV becomes a habit you cannot stop, that hour long show once a night has you trapped.
"I need to save for retirement" But the obsessive saving only leads to a need for more and more, when will you have enough? Who wants to start living when they are 65?
"If I only had more time" Then your time would be spent doing what?